Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov explained why Washington and Tehran keep making contradicting statements after the agreement on Iran�s nuclear program was reached in Lausanne.�

MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� The United Nations Security Council should start lifting economic sanctions against�Iran at�the same time as�the P5+1 group sits down�with Iran to�sign a final deal on�its nuclear program, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Friday:

"We adhere to�our view that the lifting of�Iran sanctions stipulated by�the UN Security Council resolution should run parallel to�signing of�the [nuclear] agreement. But it does not mean that all sanctions will be removed altogether. What sanction are to�be removed or suspended and in�what sequence continues to�be a matter of�debate.�

Ryabkov stressed that the lack of�agreement on�these issues explains why Washington and Tehran keep making contradicting statements after�the agreement on�Tehran�s nuclear program was reached in�Lausanne.

On Thursday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in�the interview with�Iran�s Press TV that Tehran would refuse to�sign the final agreement on�its nuclear program reached by�the P5+1 Group if sanctions against�Iran were not fully lifted.

The United States insists that the removal of�Iran sanctions must come in�phases.

On April 2, the P5+1 group of�countries, which include the United States, France, China, Russia and the United Kingdom plus Germany, reached an interim framework agreement on�Tehran�s nuclear program by�agreeing on�a number of�key issues that had previously obstructed the deal.

By Sputnik News